Acts 17:28


'For in him we live and move and have our being.'
[Paul quotes the last stanza of a poem by the Greek poet Epimenides, 600 BC. The full context reads: The Cretans are liars, gluttons, and sluggards. For in you we live and move and have our being.'
The second stanza is quoted by Paul in his letter to Titus, see Tit 1:12.]
As some of your own poets have said:
'We are his offspring.'
[Quote from the Greek poet Aratos, 200 BC. Both of these quotes were addressed to Zeus, the greatest Greek god in Greek literature, but Paul uses them and addresses them to the living God. In five short sentences, Paul showed that God created the world, gave life to man, has power over the nations, and has revealed himself to mankind.]

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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

ἐν   αὐτῷ   γὰρ   ζῶμεν   καὶ   κινούμεθα   καὶ   ἐσμέν,   ὡς   καί   τινες   τῶν   καθ᾽   ὑμᾶς   ποιητῶν   εἰρήκασιν·   τοῦ   γὰρ   καὶ   γένος   ἐσμέν.  

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The greek text has 21 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1722
ἐν (en)
In
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G0846
αὐτῷ (ayto)
Him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G1063
γὰρ (gar)
for
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2198
ζῶμεν (zomen)
we live
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. first person plural
V-PAI-1P
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2795
κινούμεθα (kinoymetha)
move
VERB Verb
pres. pass. ind. present passive indicative
pl. first person plural
V-PPI-1P
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1510
ἐσμέν, (esmen,)
are.’
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. first person plural
V-PAI-1P
G5613
ὡς (os)
As
Adverb Adverb
ADV
G2532
καί (kai)
also
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G5100
τινες (tines)
some
Indef. pron. Indefinite pronoun
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
X-NPM
G3588
τῶν (ton)
of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G2596
καθ᾽ (kath)
among
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G4771
ὑμᾶς (ymas)
you
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. second person accusative plural
P-2AP
G4163
ποιητῶν (poieton)
poets
Noun Noun
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
N-GPM
G2036
εἰρήκασιν· (eirekasin.)
have said,
VERB Verb
perf. active ind. perfect active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-RAI-3P
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
of [Him]
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G1063
γὰρ (gar)
For
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2532
καὶ (kai)
also
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1085
γένος (genos)
offspring
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G1510
ἐσμέν. (esmen.)
we are.’
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. first person plural
V-PAI-1P

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